called at Macbeans. bought more goat goatographs. ― REILLY CALLED; a very gentlemanly & pleasant youth. ―― I could not work much: ― utter unsettling in the order of the day.

Later, came a letter from Corfû ― & grief it was to me to have to read poor Spiro’s letter ―: Elisabetta, poor Giorgio’s only girl ― is dead. I had to read this to G. ― who, after a twitching of his whole face ― said ― “lo sapeva.”1 “E volontà di Dio.”2 ― This grieves me extremely. ― Perhaps it was the best thing that the Lockwoods & Watts came just then. The W.s I half hope may take these rooms. ― Anyhow they are become intolerable. Then came letters from F.L. ― Mrs. Walpole, & Gush. ――